Another question to the Equipment boys

A 14 is a big machine for farm use, I think I would look for somethig smaller that a person could move on a tag trailer and not need a low boy and permist to move.

I know of a real nice HD-4 with a 6 way blade for sale in PA. Send me a PM if you are interested.

I would love a power shift or what I call a shuttle shift but a newer machine in great condition may be priced too high.  The 14C was a loss, at $9800 & the hydraulics do not work at all, they figure a pump drive shaft shear from pump lock up, that will get real pricey so I backed away; I am still looking at the 11B near to the farm also, big dozer and loss of any material lift but good clean machine I can backup with the 180 loader as I build stockpiles.  Also still considering the IH 125C with a 4in1 bucket, they are fixing the trans, it is smaller than a FD5 but bigger than a HD4, kind of in the usable range with the price, it is a direct drive as well.

I would consider the PA unit but cost to transport is so high anymore and what I can save I can afford more machine local, do appreciate the thought.


Edited by DMiller - 09 Dec 2010 at 5:57pm

Coke,

I have a opportunity I dare say, may be being dumb but here it is:

Appell Equipment in Galva Il has a FL14B, tracks at 60+%, undercarriage is used but not used up. 135hp, 37,000#, has no teeth on the bucket but 'supposedly' "works dirt well".  They have quoted me $10,500 delivered to our farm in mid Missouri; am I being stupid or did I just fall into a deal?


Edited by DMiller - 10 Dec 2010 at 3:19pm

Thanks Coke, I'm a workin' on it!

Thanks Ian, I plan on doing just that, seeing before believing!!

Took a little drive yesterday before the snow came, tractor appeared as in the ads, a little rough but not destroyed, started reasonably well but blue smoke until warm another worn but OK with some blowby noted;  looked to running gear, track pads and chains were good at 60+% sprockets did not look so good, pins are worn pretty heavy but still not a stopper; then came the operation, took it out in their yard, slow, painfully slow unless rev the engine high, hydraulics slow almost to non-functional at low rpm.  Then it got warm as I used it pretty hard, the trans in 1st position of the shuttle forward or reverse it almost did not move, slipped terribly, was told it could use a fluid replacement and filters to fix which I doubted; then it stopped altogether, they offered a discount and I said no thanks, they are in process of trying to 'repair' it to usable, had to drag it to the shop. 

Bad day, no sale.

PS, thanks for the heads up Ian


Edited by DMiller - 12 Dec 2010 at 10:10am

Excavators are real expensive for hyd repair as full machine uses common supply it seems annd it might have 2 or 3 pumps and motors on swing and track. Friends JD 690 was going to cost 20,000 to go through hyd , he bought another machine for 17,000 and uses his other one for parts.

It is a nice way you discribed a dealer who has equipment they are jockeying,

Edited by Coke-in-MN - 13 Dec 2010 at 8:29am

I bid on an 11 yesterday but let it go at $3050.  It was originally owned by the city of Denver and they had put a cab on it.  It started and ran well, strong hydrolics and ran forward and reverse just fine.  The tracks and undercarrage were in good shape also.  It was just too big for me, I don't have a trailer heavy enough to haul it and would have to spend a few hundred $ to get it home.  It did blow a little oil out the exhaust but so what for 3 grand.  They are out there.

dont buy one that is too small,